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Queries

Query \Que"ry\, n.; pl. Queries. [L. quaere, imperative sing. of quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask, inquire. Cf. Acquire, Conquer, Exquisite, Quest, Require.]

  1. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.

    I shall conclude with proposing only some queries, in order to a . . . search to be made by others.
    --Sir I. Newton.

  2. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity.

  3. An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt.

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queries

n. (query English) vb. (en-third-person singularquery)

Usage examples of "queries".

He passed his voder over so that any queries Cinnamon had could be understood.

She wasn't sure how they'd react if they found her rummaging through the colonial databases, so she masked her queries carefully.

Dhrossh is downright testy about queries, and about half the equation solutions don't fit anything in the books.

She worked through the day's reports, noting replies to some queries back to Sector, and some pending - she'd hoped to have more information for Kai and Varian tonight, but apparently not.

She didn't at first notice that omission, being required to greet visiting Cavernii and parry their urgent queries as to the Council's extraordinary invocation.

More queries from Padrugoi, requesting details of this top-secret G and T as a possible adjunct to their systems.

Brian Kane of the Lowell Observatory Web site also responded to my specific queries, for which I am indeed grateful.

Those on the upper floor were leaning over, their queries slurred by the drink they had taken.

She had him laughing over her queries about some of the unusual items in one locker.

She saw that Tip and Huf as well as Nil and his Plus were keenly interested in both queries and answers though they did not voice their own opinions, not in the presence of such a senior 'Dini.

An officer immediately leaped to his feet at their arrival, stammering queries about Killashandra's rest, apologies for any inconvenience caused by the power failure, and obsequiously requesting Killashandra and Captain Dahl to join the Harbor Master and Elder Torkes in the communications room.

By dawn, the empty ore carrier, the KDL was aloft and received only the most cursory of queries by security patrol ships as it proceeded at a leisurely speed out of Catteni space.

However, there were customers awaiting their cups of coffee and queries about what could be traded for the beans.

Pessia, having been reared in a large community, felt comfortable enough to break in several times with cogent queries about the rest of Pern, and Valrol beamed proudly at her.

Morshal's bored expression was disconcerting but, as his queries became more and more complex, she suddenly realized that he was taking examples from various traditional Sagas and Ballads.